Tomato, eggplant, and pepper are three solanaceous crops of outstanding importance
worldwide. For hybrid seed production in these species, a fast and cheap method to obtain …

Androgenesis, which entails cell fate redirection within the microgametophyte, is employed
widely for genetic gain in plant breeding programs. Moreover, androgenesis-responsive …

Androgenesis can be defined as the set of biological processes leading to an individual
genetically coming exclusively from a male nucleus. Androgenesis was traditionally …

The influence of the developmental stage of microspores on establishing isolated
microspore cultures of three Hungarian ('Szegedi 80','Szegedi 178', and 'Remény') and three …

The Solanaceae is one of the most important families for global agriculture. Among the
different solanaceous species, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), potato (Solanum tuberosum) …

Production of doubled haploids (DHs) is a convenient tool to obtain pure lines for breeding
purposes. Until now, the easiest and most useful approach to obtain pepper DHs is via …

In this work we address two aspects of eggplant flower biology potentially involved on the
efficiency of anther culture: the selection of the best floral stage to extract anthers for culture …

The recent gradual increase in interest and demand for multipurpose ornamental peppers
has encouraged intensive breeding studies, especially for use in landscape. However …

Doubled haploid (DH) plant production plays an important role in pepper (Capsicum
annuum L.) breeding for development of new varieties. However, information is lacking for …

Key message Cefotaxime (100 mg/l) mitigate occasional gram negative bacterial
contamination in wheat and triticale microspore culture and most importantly it increases cell …